The phrase "a force for progress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that actively contributes to positive change or advancement in a particular area.
Example: "The new policy is seen as a force for progress in the fight against climate change."
Alternatives: "a catalyst for change" or "a driver of advancement."
Empires, Ferguson argues, have historically been as much a force for progress as a source of oppression.
Banks have taken notice, and are starting to offer finance.Even the federal government's Indian-affairs department, rarely a force for progress, is starting to help.
For those who believe business should be a force for progress, and sustainability more than a year-end report, this is double good news.
"No other party in British politics can boast these achievements and yes, it will be a force for progress and change once again, To all the Labour party members you're amazing people, I thank all of you today.
The ideal of a frictionless world, in which technology is a force for progress as well as a source of wealth, leaves out the fact that politics inevitably means clashing interests, with winners and losers.
In addition to her field experience cultivating one-on-one relationships, she has been a force for progress through her participation as a board member of several leading nonprofit organizations.
The TTIP gives the lie to those commentators who insist the EU is a force for social progress.
The movie is a prime reflexive example of Hollywood's vision of itself as a force for social progress, of the power to do good by doing well.
The fans demanded accountability, but they were also, in some cases, a force for social progress, advocating on behalf of the landless class and donating blood.
She wrote on Aug. 23: "Freedom of expression on the Internet, including voicing, debating and criticizing diverse points of view, is a force for social progress.
But if Silicon Valley's idea of itself as a force for irresistible progress is running up against the unlovely reality of current American politics, that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
